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Boxer ramen sellwood opening11/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Keeping with the "like Maine, but Oregon" theme, there's a Dungeness crab and Bay shrimp roll ($15, with chips) instead of lobster roll, while the New England clam chowder ($6 for a cup, $10 for a bowl) also comes as "poutine" over chips. You get two healthy pieces of halibut and a generous pile of chips (you'll have leftovers), plus herby tartar sauce, ketchup and the obligatory lemon. A half-hour after pickup, the chips-thick and reminiscent of Belgian frites-could have used a few minutes of refresh in the oven, but the halibut was still impeccable, with a craggy crunch, tender inside, and minimal separation between fish and batter. The Pacific halibut and chips ($16) holds up as advertised. "With that double frying, you're wicking a lot of that moisture out of there." "We had to work our recipes to make it to where it would be able to withstand travel," says Camden. The fish is also dipped in apple juice, and seasoned with Old Bay. The key to Baes' chicken is that it holds up well on delivery, so Rock Paper Fish uses a similar double-battered, double-fried approach. Beer-battered fish and hips is perfect at the pub or in a cone while walking down the street, but doesn't travel well once boxed and steamy. ![]() The seafood may be mostly local or regional, but the style is New England, not only for a different kind of taste experience, but for better takeout and delivery. Given the scale of RingSide's operation, Peterson could get some wholesale deals on Pacific Northwest proteins, while Camden's contacts at the delivery apps- Rock Paper Fish's website only links to Caviar and Door Dash-suggested there was a hole in the market for fish and chips, which were doing surprisingly well in Seattle. Peterson had already done seafood with RingSide's Fish House at Fox Tower, which closed in 2018, while Camden knew a lot about fast-casual hits and misses. So Boxer's Sellwood location became another Baes, while Camden asked Peterson to join him and Suh on something fishy. But nobody in the world orders ramen to go." "Boxer Ramen has always been one of my favorite restaurants," Camden said.
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